Willoughby Police fielded a report at 4:15 a.m. on Sunday in the area of Route 91 and Interstate 90, but officers were unable to locate the bear.

On Monday, Willoughby Police received multiple bear sightings between 2:29 a.m. and 5:26 a.m. Officers first responded to a report of a bear inside a business on Biltmore Road in an industrial area near Beidler Road. Officers were also unable to find the bear at this location, police said.

A bear was later reported to be crossing River Street, walking towards Daniels Park.

Furthermore, a bear was sighted near the Lubrizol plant in Wickliffe on Lakeland Boulevard. Wickliffe Police even posted a picture of the bear on the department's Facebook page.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife has been alerted about the sightings. Willoughby Police advise if citizens see a bear, they should not approach the animal and do not try to feed it.